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Psalm 106 — Sermon Preparation
A historical psalm confessing Israel's repeated failures in the wilderness and beyond, and pleading for God's mercy and deliverance from exile. Below is a research summary for Psalm 106, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 48
- verses
- 331 / 195
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 106 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 5 | nation, a Gentile |
| יָשַׁע | yâshaʻ | H3467 | 4 | be open, wide |
| סוּף | çûwph | H5488 | 3 | reed, papyrus |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 4 | sea, large body of water |
| מָרָה | mârâh | H4784 | 3 | be, make |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 4 | concealed, vanishing |
| תְּהִלָּה | tᵉhillâh | H8416 | 3 | laudation, hymn |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 106, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no appetite for the Bread of life, and then the soul must be lean. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 106:13–33 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Horeb— Ps 106:19
- Egypt— Ps 106:21
- Ham 2— Ps 106:22
- Red Sea 1— Ps 106:22
- Peor— Ps 106:28
- Meribah 1— Ps 106:32
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